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Eugenio Cecconi (September 8, 1842 – December 19, 1903) was an Italian painter.
Biography
He was born in Livorno. He first studied jurisprudence at the University of Pisa, then entered a course of study under the sculptor Fazzi from Lucca, a pupil of Carlo Markò the elder. He moved to Florence to practice law with Leopoldo Cempini, but began to attend courses of painting at the Academy under Enrico Pollastrini. When his father died in 1864 he abandoned law, and concentrated on painting.
In 1866, he volunteered with other Tuscan artists to fight in the wars of Italian Independence. After that campaign, he opened a studio in Livorno adjacent to Adolfo Belimbau. By the summer of that year, Diego Martelli hosted him to Castiglioncello: where he works alongside Boldini, Bechi, and Abbati. He exhibited at the 1869 at the Promotrice di Turin and in 1872 at the second National Exhibition of Milan.
In 1873, he moved to Ceppato, near Lari, painting hunting scenes. He became friends with Francesco Gioli and Corcos. In 1875, he travels to Tunisia with Belimbau. Upon returning to Tuscany, he settled in Torre del Lago, the hamlet which was now a locus for artistic pilgrimages due to the presence of the Villa of Puccini.
In 1880 he exhibited Cenciaiole livornesi and exhibited at the International Exposition of Modern Paintings at the società Donatello. In 1881-1888, he exhibited at Florence, Rome, Milan, Bologna, and Turin.
He died in Florence in 1903.